Celestino Rodríguez
Biographic Data
| ID | 3655523 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Celestino Rodríguez |
| GIVEN NAMES | Celestino |
| FAMILY NAME | Rodríguez |
| SIGNATURE | RODRIGUEZ C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad de Oviedo |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4137-4503 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 23 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Teaching Factors Influencing ICT Use in Writing Instruction
The increasing integration of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in education has highlighted their potential to support writing instruction. However, research examining how ICT is used to teach writing, as well as the factors influencing this use across educational stages, remains limited. Accordingly, this study investigates differences in ICT-related training and the use of ICT for writing instruction among language and literatur…
Motivational profiles and mathematical performance in students from 7th to 10th grade: A person-centered perspective
This study aimed to identify different motivational profiles in a sample of 2,282 students (grades 7 to 10) from Spain, based on the combination of three main goals (Mastery goals, Performance goals, and Performance-avoidance goals). We also examined gender and school year effect in the relationship between these profiles and mathematical performance. Four motivational profiles were identified via Latent Profile Analysis: Average All Goals Profil…
Socio-Emotional Wellbeing in Parents of Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Systematic Review
Background/Objectives: Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) require contextual approaches emphasizing family roles. Parents of children with NDDs face a complex socio-emotional reality. They may experience high levels of stress, fatigue, depression, and feelings of guilt and uncertainty, and they are often left feeling isolated and unsupported. All of these factors increase their socio-emotional vulnerability and affect their children's wellbeing.…
Family Involvement in Primary School Children’s Writing: A Qualitative Study with Parent Focus Groups
The home context can complement formal schooling in writing. However, the family’s potential for promoting how children learn to write is still relatively underexplored, particularly in primary education. The present study used a qualitative approach based on parent focus groups to analyse the practices and support given at home to Spanish primary school students. It also examined the challenges families face and the strategies they suggested for…
Bebras-Based Assessment for Computational Thinking: Performance and Gender Analysis
This study presents the design and validation process of a new Bebras-based instrument to assess computational thinking (CT) in 7th-grade students. An initial version of the test, composed of 18 multiple-choice items, was piloted with 80 students and revised based on their performance and classroom feedback. The final version, composed of 17 tasks balanced across CT components and difficulty levels, was administered to 1513 students from 86 Spani…
A drama-based intervention to improve emotional intelligence in early childhood education
Emotional intelligence and drama-based intervention open up an innovative field in education. The current study describes the effectiveness of an innovative project based on the development of emotional intelligence through dramatization in Early Childhood Education. A total of 82 children range from 4 to 5 years old were divided into two groups: group A ( N = 40) and group B ( N = 42). The study was designed as a pre-post-follow-up experimental …
Teachers’ knowledge and differentiated instruction in basic schools in Ghana / Conocimiento docente e instrucción diferenciada en los centros de Educación Básica de Ghana
The study analysed teacher knowledge and implementation of Differentiated Instruction in basic schools in the Effutu Municipality. The study adopted the cultural-historical theory by Lev Vygotsky as the theoretical framework. A quantitative research method and a cross-sectional survey were employed as the research design. Sixty teachers were selected via multi-stage sampling which involved purposive and simple random sampling. A close-ended quest…
Sociodemographic factors and their predictive role in parents' future anxiety
Background High levels of future anxiety in parents may not only affect their cognitive processes, and attitudes but also impact their parenting behaviour and relations with the children. Objective In the present study, we aimed to identify the differences in the intensity of parents' future anxiety across demographic variables and to assess demographic predictors of FA. Methods A group of 103 parents from Eastern Poland (71% mothers and 29% fath…
The Impact of Children’s and Parents’ Perceptions of Parenting Styles on Attention, Hyperactivity, Anxiety, and Emotional Regulation
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptomatology can be studied by examining the associated neurobiological factors or by looking at the environmental factors involved, such as parenting styles. Negative parenting styles have been associated with ADHD symptoms in childhood and adolescence. The present study aimed to analyze the predictive power of two parenting style dimensions (warmth-communication and criticism-rejection) and thre…
Differences between Spanish students' and teaching professionals' knowledge of and attitudes toward ADHD—Does knowledge influence attitude
This study aims to analyze knowledge and attitudes toward attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in university students (infant education, primary education, teaching, and psychology students) and teachers (elementary, primary and secondary school teachers, and university teachers). A total of 417 university students and 170 teachers took part in the study. All of the participants completed the Questionnaire for the Evaluation of Teacher…
A Cross-Sectional Study to Measure Physical Activity with Accelerometry in ADHD Children according to Presentations
(1) Background: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common mental disorder affecting 5-7% of school-aged children. Previous studies have looked at the effects of physical activity interventions on the symptoms of ADHD, although few have compared the motor behavior of children with ADHD versus those without. This exploratory study provides detailed information on the patterns and intensity of physical activity and sedentary behavi…
Retrospective symptoms and learning difficulties predicting ADHD in adults: Differences between prison inmates and the clinical population
People who suffer from ADHD in their childhood are more likely to be involved in criminal acts in late adolescence and adulthood. This study analyses the association between retrospective ADHD symptoms and associated problems (somatic and learning difficulties), and current symptoms in a sample of adults from imprisoned and clinical populations. Four hundred and fifty‐seven participants, aged between 17 and 69 years, were divided into four groups…
Relationship between naming speed, cognitive processes and decoding skills in normal readers in primary education ( Relación entre la velocidad de denominación, los procesos cognitivos y habilidades d…
Learning to read is a complex challenge during childhood, so being aware of the processes that facilitate it is essential. Decoding skills, naming speed and their relationship to reading difficulties are part of these processes. This study aims to ascertain whether there is a relationship between naming speed, cognitive variables (processing speed and working memory) and decoding skills. The sample was made up of 42 students in the first, second,…
Perfiles conductuales del alumnado con TDAH: Dominios y Subdominios del Cuestionario Five to Fifteen (FTF)
El Trastorno por Déficit de Atención con o sin Hiperactividad (TDAH) es un trastorno neurobiológico en el que se presentan una serie de síntomas o patrones de indicadores más o menos estables como hiperactividad, impulsividad y déficit de atención que se empiezan a manifestar en la infancia, solapados en muchos casos con problemas comórbidos. En este artículo se presenta un estudio empírico, realizado con una muestra de 64 alumnos entre los 5 y 1…
Is Organizing Knowledge Effective in Primary Education
The acquisition of reading comprehension abilities and written expression is one of the key factors among learning processes in which students show many difficulties. For this reason, it is necessary to implement effective intervention strategies from early school years. The program EPI.com is aimed at improving lexical, semantic, and syntactic processes related to the reading process. This work aims to analyze the efficiency of EPI.com in years …
The Effect of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention on Attention, Self-Control, and Aggressiveness in Primary School Pupils
The objective of this study was to examine the effect of Mindkeys Training , a mindfulness-based educational intervention, on attention, self-control, and aggressiveness in third-year primary school pupils. In order to achieve this aim, a switching replications design was used. Two groups of third year primary students (n GE1 = 40; n GE2 = 33), aged between 7 and 10 years old (M = 8.08; DT = 0.49), had the intervention at different time points, s…
Planning, execution, and revision in mathematics problem solving: Does the order of the phases matter
Parenting and Future Anxiety: The Impact of Having a Child with Developmental Disabilities
This study examined differences in future anxiety (FA) among mothers and fathers of children with and without developmental disabilities (DD), and it also analyzed differences in FA within the group of parents of children with DD taking into consideration parent-related factors and child-related factors. A group of 167 parents of children with DD were compared to a group of 103 parents of children with typical development. The group with DD inclu…
Serious Games and Their Effect Improving Attention in Students with Learning Disabilities
Previous studies have shown the positive effects of educational video games (serious games) in improving motivation, attention and other cognitive components in students with learning disabilities. This study analyzes the effects on attention of a serious game based on multiple intelligences in a sample of 44 students (age range = 6-16 years; experimental group = 24; control group = 20) with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and spe…
Influence of initial mathematical competencies on the effectiveness of a classroom‐based intervention
BACKGROUND: Students commonly struggle with mathematics and mathematical problem-solving. Therefore, it is necessary to design and implement interventions aimed at improving these essential components of learning. Furthermore, the outcomes of these interventions can vary significantly and appear to be a function of a student's initial competencies in mathematics. AIM: This study attempts to analyse the influence of initial levels of mathematics c…
Teacher knowledge and attitudes towards inclusion: A cross-cultural study in Ghana, Germany and Spain
Mainstream-school teachers are the most important assets for students with special educational needs (or diverse conditions) who hope to achieve real inclusion. However, teaching experience, attitudes, and knowledge can either promote or hinder efforts towards inclusion. A cross-cultural study was conducted to examine perceptions, knowledge, and attitudes towards inclusion in teachers from Ghana, Germany, and Spain, about intervention with specia…
Multiple intelligences and video games: Assessment and intervention with TOI software
Howard Gardner revolutionized the concept of intelligence with his Multiple Intelligences Theory. His vision was widely supported by the educational community, which considers different forms of learning and accessing knowledge. Despite its impact, there is still a lack of development of tools that can easily, practically and reliably evaluate multiple intelligences. This work describes the design, development, and piloting of TOI (Tree of Intell…
Trastorno por Déficit de Atención e Hiperactividad (TDAH): Prevalencia y Características Sociodemográficas en Población Reclusa
Diversos estudios coinciden en señalar que la prevalencia de enfermedades mentales en internos penitenciarios es significativamente mayor que en la población general. En este contexto, la literatura muestra que existe una importante presencia de síntomas del Trastorno por Déficit de Atención con Hiperactividad (TDAH) en esta población. Sin embargo, la investigación al respecto es escasa. En este estudio se estimó la prevalencia con cribado positi…
Teacher knowledge and attitudes towards inclusion: A cross-cultural study in Ghana, Germany and Spain
Mainstream-school teachers are the most important assets for students with special educational needs (or diverse conditions) who hope to achieve real inclusion. However, teaching experience, attitudes, and knowledge can either promote or hinder efforts towards inclusion. A cross-cultural study was conducted to examine perceptions, knowledge, and attitudes towards inclusion in teachers from Ghana, Germany, and Spain, about intervention with specia…
Multiple intelligences and video games: Assessment and intervention with TOI software
Howard Gardner revolutionized the concept of intelligence with his Multiple Intelligences Theory. His vision was widely supported by the educational community, which considers different forms of learning and accessing knowledge. Despite its impact, there is still a lack of development of tools that can easily, practically and reliably evaluate multiple intelligences. This work describes the design, development, and piloting of TOI (Tree of Intell…
Trastorno por Déficit de Atención e Hiperactividad (TDAH): Prevalencia y Características Sociodemográficas en Población Reclusa
Diversos estudios coinciden en señalar que la prevalencia de enfermedades mentales en internos penitenciarios es significativamente mayor que en la población general. En este contexto, la literatura muestra que existe una importante presencia de síntomas del Trastorno por Déficit de Atención con Hiperactividad (TDAH) en esta población. Sin embargo, la investigación al respecto es escasa. En este estudio se estimó la prevalencia con cribado positi…
Teacher knowledge and attitudes towards inclusion: A cross-cultural study in Ghana, Germany and Spain
Mainstream-school teachers are the most important assets for students with special educational needs (or diverse conditions) who hope to achieve real inclusion. However, teaching experience, attitudes, and knowledge can either promote or hinder efforts towards inclusion. A cross-cultural study was conducted to examine perceptions, knowledge, and attitudes towards inclusion in teachers from Ghana, Germany, and Spain, about intervention with specia…
Multiple intelligences and video games: Assessment and intervention with TOI software
Howard Gardner revolutionized the concept of intelligence with his Multiple Intelligences Theory. His vision was widely supported by the educational community, which considers different forms of learning and accessing knowledge. Despite its impact, there is still a lack of development of tools that can easily, practically and reliably evaluate multiple intelligences. This work describes the design, development, and piloting of TOI (Tree of Intell…
Planning, execution, and revision in mathematics problem solving: Does the order of the phases matter
Parenting and Future Anxiety: The Impact of Having a Child with Developmental Disabilities
This study examined differences in future anxiety (FA) among mothers and fathers of children with and without developmental disabilities (DD), and it also analyzed differences in FA within the group of parents of children with DD taking into consideration parent-related factors and child-related factors. A group of 167 parents of children with DD were compared to a group of 103 parents of children with typical development. The group with DD inclu…
Serious Games and Their Effect Improving Attention in Students with Learning Disabilities
Previous studies have shown the positive effects of educational video games (serious games) in improving motivation, attention and other cognitive components in students with learning disabilities. This study analyzes the effects on attention of a serious game based on multiple intelligences in a sample of 44 students (age range = 6-16 years; experimental group = 24; control group = 20) with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and spe…
Influence of initial mathematical competencies on the effectiveness of a classroom‐based intervention
BACKGROUND: Students commonly struggle with mathematics and mathematical problem-solving. Therefore, it is necessary to design and implement interventions aimed at improving these essential components of learning. Furthermore, the outcomes of these interventions can vary significantly and appear to be a function of a student's initial competencies in mathematics. AIM: This study attempts to analyse the influence of initial levels of mathematics c…
Perfiles conductuales del alumnado con TDAH: Dominios y Subdominios del Cuestionario Five to Fifteen (FTF)
El Trastorno por Déficit de Atención con o sin Hiperactividad (TDAH) es un trastorno neurobiológico en el que se presentan una serie de síntomas o patrones de indicadores más o menos estables como hiperactividad, impulsividad y déficit de atención que se empiezan a manifestar en la infancia, solapados en muchos casos con problemas comórbidos. En este artículo se presenta un estudio empírico, realizado con una muestra de 64 alumnos entre los 5 y 1…
Is Organizing Knowledge Effective in Primary Education
The acquisition of reading comprehension abilities and written expression is one of the key factors among learning processes in which students show many difficulties. For this reason, it is necessary to implement effective intervention strategies from early school years. The program EPI.com is aimed at improving lexical, semantic, and syntactic processes related to the reading process. This work aims to analyze the efficiency of EPI.com in years …
The Effect of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention on Attention, Self-Control, and Aggressiveness in Primary School Pupils
The objective of this study was to examine the effect of Mindkeys Training , a mindfulness-based educational intervention, on attention, self-control, and aggressiveness in third-year primary school pupils. In order to achieve this aim, a switching replications design was used. Two groups of third year primary students (n GE1 = 40; n GE2 = 33), aged between 7 and 10 years old (M = 8.08; DT = 0.49), had the intervention at different time points, s…
Retrospective symptoms and learning difficulties predicting ADHD in adults: Differences between prison inmates and the clinical population
People who suffer from ADHD in their childhood are more likely to be involved in criminal acts in late adolescence and adulthood. This study analyses the association between retrospective ADHD symptoms and associated problems (somatic and learning difficulties), and current symptoms in a sample of adults from imprisoned and clinical populations. Four hundred and fifty‐seven participants, aged between 17 and 69 years, were divided into four groups…
Relationship between naming speed, cognitive processes and decoding skills in normal readers in primary education ( Relación entre la velocidad de denominación, los procesos cognitivos y habilidades d…
Learning to read is a complex challenge during childhood, so being aware of the processes that facilitate it is essential. Decoding skills, naming speed and their relationship to reading difficulties are part of these processes. This study aims to ascertain whether there is a relationship between naming speed, cognitive variables (processing speed and working memory) and decoding skills. The sample was made up of 42 students in the first, second,…
Differences between Spanish students' and teaching professionals' knowledge of and attitudes toward ADHD—Does knowledge influence attitude
This study aims to analyze knowledge and attitudes toward attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in university students (infant education, primary education, teaching, and psychology students) and teachers (elementary, primary and secondary school teachers, and university teachers). A total of 417 university students and 170 teachers took part in the study. All of the participants completed the Questionnaire for the Evaluation of Teacher…
A Cross-Sectional Study to Measure Physical Activity with Accelerometry in ADHD Children according to Presentations
(1) Background: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common mental disorder affecting 5-7% of school-aged children. Previous studies have looked at the effects of physical activity interventions on the symptoms of ADHD, although few have compared the motor behavior of children with ADHD versus those without. This exploratory study provides detailed information on the patterns and intensity of physical activity and sedentary behavi…
The Impact of Children’s and Parents’ Perceptions of Parenting Styles on Attention, Hyperactivity, Anxiety, and Emotional Regulation
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptomatology can be studied by examining the associated neurobiological factors or by looking at the environmental factors involved, such as parenting styles. Negative parenting styles have been associated with ADHD symptoms in childhood and adolescence. The present study aimed to analyze the predictive power of two parenting style dimensions (warmth-communication and criticism-rejection) and thre…
Family Involvement in Primary School Children’s Writing: A Qualitative Study with Parent Focus Groups
The home context can complement formal schooling in writing. However, the family’s potential for promoting how children learn to write is still relatively underexplored, particularly in primary education. The present study used a qualitative approach based on parent focus groups to analyse the practices and support given at home to Spanish primary school students. It also examined the challenges families face and the strategies they suggested for…
Bebras-Based Assessment for Computational Thinking: Performance and Gender Analysis
This study presents the design and validation process of a new Bebras-based instrument to assess computational thinking (CT) in 7th-grade students. An initial version of the test, composed of 18 multiple-choice items, was piloted with 80 students and revised based on their performance and classroom feedback. The final version, composed of 17 tasks balanced across CT components and difficulty levels, was administered to 1513 students from 86 Spani…
A drama-based intervention to improve emotional intelligence in early childhood education
Emotional intelligence and drama-based intervention open up an innovative field in education. The current study describes the effectiveness of an innovative project based on the development of emotional intelligence through dramatization in Early Childhood Education. A total of 82 children range from 4 to 5 years old were divided into two groups: group A ( N = 40) and group B ( N = 42). The study was designed as a pre-post-follow-up experimental …
Teachers’ knowledge and differentiated instruction in basic schools in Ghana / Conocimiento docente e instrucción diferenciada en los centros de Educación Básica de Ghana
The study analysed teacher knowledge and implementation of Differentiated Instruction in basic schools in the Effutu Municipality. The study adopted the cultural-historical theory by Lev Vygotsky as the theoretical framework. A quantitative research method and a cross-sectional survey were employed as the research design. Sixty teachers were selected via multi-stage sampling which involved purposive and simple random sampling. A close-ended quest…
Sociodemographic factors and their predictive role in parents' future anxiety
Background High levels of future anxiety in parents may not only affect their cognitive processes, and attitudes but also impact their parenting behaviour and relations with the children. Objective In the present study, we aimed to identify the differences in the intensity of parents' future anxiety across demographic variables and to assess demographic predictors of FA. Methods A group of 103 parents from Eastern Poland (71% mothers and 29% fath…
Teaching Factors Influencing ICT Use in Writing Instruction
The increasing integration of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in education has highlighted their potential to support writing instruction. However, research examining how ICT is used to teach writing, as well as the factors influencing this use across educational stages, remains limited. Accordingly, this study investigates differences in ICT-related training and the use of ICT for writing instruction among language and literatur…
Motivational profiles and mathematical performance in students from 7th to 10th grade: A person-centered perspective
This study aimed to identify different motivational profiles in a sample of 2,282 students (grades 7 to 10) from Spain, based on the combination of three main goals (Mastery goals, Performance goals, and Performance-avoidance goals). We also examined gender and school year effect in the relationship between these profiles and mathematical performance. Four motivational profiles were identified via Latent Profile Analysis: Average All Goals Profil…
Socio-Emotional Wellbeing in Parents of Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Systematic Review
Background/Objectives: Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) require contextual approaches emphasizing family roles. Parents of children with NDDs face a complex socio-emotional reality. They may experience high levels of stress, fatigue, depression, and feelings of guilt and uncertainty, and they are often left feeling isolated and unsupported. All of these factors increase their socio-emotional vulnerability and affect their children's wellbeing.…
Psychology (18 works) · Developmental psychology (10 works) · Clinical Psychology (9 works) · Psychiatry (9 works) · Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (8 works) · Mathematics education (7 works) · Computer Science (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (4 works)